Thu., May. 23 at NCAA West Region Championships
Wed., Jun. 5 at NCAA Championships

May 17, 2013 - Cross Country Oliver Qualifies For NCAA West Region 10K! Double-Major Carries 3.97 GPA As SCU's Second-Ever NCAA Track Qualifier Proving to be a college student first with a 3.97 grade point average as a double major, Santa Clara senior trackster Kevin Oliver became just the second-ever NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary qualifier today. Oliver, who ran a personal best 29.47.08 in the 10,000m to qualify, will compete in the prelims of the NCAA West Region Championships in Austin, Texas May 23-25. The NCAA Championships are in Eugene, Ore., June 5-8. [more]
May 13, 2013 - Cross Country Broncos Close Out Regular Season Track With Many Personal Bests, School Record The Santa Clara University Track team wrapped up its regular season last weekend at the West Coast Invite at Willamette University. Senior Kevin Oliver continued his outstanding season with another personal best and another school record, covering 3.1 miles of the track in 14:27.81 seconds. The women head into the summer capping off one of its most successful track seasons in school history as the women added new marks to every event top 10 list from 800 meters through 10k. [more]
May 9, 2013 - Cross Country Former Bronco Stephanie Wilson Thanks Title IX In WCC Video Feature This month's #WCCTitleIX video features 2009 West Coast Conference Cross Country Champion and former Santa Clara runner Stephanie Wilson. Click here for the video on Stephanie Wilson. [more]
Apr 29, 2013 - Cross Country Catching Up and Looking Back with Hayley Ney This past weekend, Hayley Ney (HN) competed in the Brutus Hamilton track meet and ran the 1500-meter race in 4:37.39. The native from Portland, Ore. has thoroughly enjoyed her time as a Bronco distance runner. Recently, SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) sat down with Ney to discuss some of her most memorable moments at Santa Clara as well as her future plans. [more]
Apr 22, 2013 - Cross Country Robinson’s Love for Running Making the transition from high school athletics to collegiate teams as well as juggling extracurricular activities can be difficult and often daunting. Sophomore distance runner, Emily Robinson (ER) has not only made the jump, but has certainly excelled. Recently, SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) sat down with the Bellevue, Wash. native to talk about her experience with the sport and some of her goals for the season. [more]
Apr 22, 2013 - Cross Country Oliver Shatters 28-Year Old School Record at Mt. Sac Relays; Broncos Run Well at Woody Wilson Invite Santa Clara senior Kevin Oliver, making his season debut in the 10,000 meter race, made yet another mark on the track school record list by taking down the longest standing mark on the books with an impressive performance, running 29:47.08, at Mt. Sac Relays. Mt. Sac, historically a fantastic venue for distance performances, set the stage for Oliver's performance, which knocked 61 seconds off former Bronco Rory O'Flahtery's 1985 record. [more]
Apr 18, 2013 - Cross Country Bronco Student-Athletes Post 3.0+ GPA For The 18th Time In 19 Quarters Led by 16 Bronco student-athletes who posted a 4.0 grade point average and four teams who achieved a 3.4 or higher, Santa Clara University's student-athletes recorded a 3.037 grade point average (GPA) for the Winter 2013 quarter, topping 3.0 or better for the 18th time in 19 quarters. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.089. [more]
Apr 17, 2013 - Cross Country Looking Ahead to Mt. Sac Relays and UC Davis This weekend the Broncos will split the team, sending a small group with Haley Ney, Allie Sibole, Kevin Oliver, and Moises Venegas south to compete in the highly competitive Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif. [more]
Apr 17, 2013 - Cross Country Personal Bests from the Broncos at Chico State Invitational The Santa Clara track team enjoyed another successful weekend as they earned a number of personal bests and new marks on the top 10 all time lists, while competing under the lights at the Chico State Twilight Invitational. [more]
Apr 8, 2013 - Cross Country Oliver's Lasting Legacy Kevin Oliver (KO), a member of the cross country and distance track team, spent some time with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) to discuss his past, present, and future experiences and opportunities. The senior from Tualatin, Ore. has earned a number of personal best times in events such as the1500m, 3000m, 5000m, and 10,000m. [more]
Mar 31, 2013 - Cross Country Bronco Track Continues To Post Top Finishes The Santa Clara Bronco track team celebrated the end of spring break with another school record and more personal bests at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival hosted by San Francisco State University. [more]
Mar 27, 2013 - Cross Country Oliver Dips Below Four Minutes As Broncos Run Well At Johnny Mathis Invitational With final week behind them, the Santa Clara track team competed in its first big weekend of the outdoor track season running at the Johnny Mathis Invitational at San Francisco State last weekend. [more]
Mar 15, 2013 - Cross Country Catching Up with Track's Audrey Hiatt SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Last weekend the Bronco track team traveled north to compete at the UC Davis Aggie Open. Sophomore Audrey Hiatt (AH) had great success in her first ever steeplechase event. She placed 5th overall in the 2000m race with a time of 7:24.27. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) talked to Hiatt about her experience running and some of her goals for the season. [more]
Mar 10, 2013 - Cross Country Bronco Track Continues Spring Competition At Aggie Open The Santa Clara Track and Field team continued their 2013 season with its third meet of the year at the UC Davis Aggie Open. [more]
Mar 4, 2013 - Cross Country Bronco Track Runs Well Out Of The Gate This Spring Outdoors The Santa Clara track team, looking to re-write the all-time list this season, traveled to Turlock, Calif last weekend to compete in the Kim Duyst Track and Field Invitational hosted by California State University on March 2. [more]
Jan 23, 2013 - Cross Country Kelly Ryan Looks Ahead to Track Season Recently SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) had the chance to catch up with sophomore distance runner Kelly Ryan (KR). Due to an injury last year, she was unable to compete and is looking forward to her first track season as a Bronco distance runner. The Southern California native loves to race, and was excited to share some of her thoughts on the sport as well as some fun facts. [more]
Jan 23, 2013 - Cross Country Cross Country Teams Lead Bronco Student-Athletes To Another Fine Quarter In The Classroom Led by 11 Bronco student-athletes who posted a 4.0 grade point average and two teams who achieved a 3.5 or higher, Santa Clara University's student-athletes recorded a 3.060 grade point average (GPA) for the Fall 2012 quarter, topping 3.0 or better for the 17th time in 18 quarters. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.036. [more]
Dec 7, 2012 - Women's Soccer EYEBRONCO: Behind-the-Ball With Bronco Award Winners EYEBRONCO reporter Lauren Matheson talked with a few of Santa Clara's award-winning Broncos to get an inside look on how they prepared for their respective seasons. She asked them three questions and got some really interesting feed-back! She spoke with All-Americans Erik Hurtado (men's soccer) and Julie Johnson (women's soccer). Larry Jackson, the WCC Goalkeeper of the Year also checked in. She also spoke to Megan Anders of the volleyball team who was named All-WCC First Team after leading her team to the school's 14th NCAA tournament. Finally, Lauren also caught up with Santa Clara's West Coast Conference Players of the Month Katie Le (women's tennis) and Kevin Foster (men's basketball). [more]
Nov 9, 2012 - Cross Country Bryan Crook Overcomes Adversity to Pace Broncos at WCC’s After missing his first season on the cross country team due to an injury, sophomore Bryan Crook became motivated to make an impact on the team this year. [more]
Nov 9, 2012 - Cross Country Cross Country Completes Season With Men and Women Both Finishing 21st Running in its final competition of the season, Santa Clara’s men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished 21st Friday in the NCAA West Region Championships in Seattle, Wash. [more]
Nov 7, 2012 - Cross Country Cross Country Prepares For Final Race Of the Season The Bronco cross country teams are preparing to travel to the Northwest later this week to compete in the NCAA Cross Country West Regional. The University of Washington is proud to host the 2012 NCAA Cross Country West Regional Championships, Friday, Nov. 9 at the Jefferson Park Golf Course in Seattle. It is the first time ever Seattle has hosted the event. [more]
Nov 3, 2012 - Cross Country Broncos Run Well at Doc Adams Invitational In its final tune-up prior to the NCAA West Regional Championship next weekend, Santa Clara’s women finished fourth and the men finished fifth at the Doc Adams Invitational in Davis, Calif. Santa Clara will travel to Seattle next weekend for the NCAA West Region Championships, hosted by University of Washington. [more]
Nov 1, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Country Teams Prepare For Doc Adams Invite The Santa Clara cross country teams will once again take to the grass this weekend as it races in its final race before the NCAA West Regional. This weekend the Broncos will run at the Doc Adams Invitational at Putah Creek Reserve in Davis, Calif. [more]
Oct 27, 2012 - Cross Country Cross Country Competes At WCC Championships Running in Portland for the first time, Santa Clara’s women finished sixth and the men seventh at the West Coast Conference Championships Saturday morning in Fernhill Park. Portland took back the men’s title after BYU snapped its streak of 32 straight last year by outscoring Portland 32 to 33. USF won its fourth straight women’s title. [more]
Oct 26, 2012 - Cross Country Luca Signore Shares a Little On Cross Country, His Improvements, and What He Does Outside of Athletics SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University's cross country team recently ran impressive races at their own Bronco Invitational on Oct. 13. Luca Signore (LS) ran a personal-best at the Invite with a time of 24:41.2. He finished 26th overall and for the Broncos behind Kevin Oliver. The team is getting ready for the WCC Championships on Saturday at Fernhill Park in Portland, Oregon. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) talked to Signore about his recent PR, the team's upcoming race at the WCC Championships and what the cross country teams do together outside of practic [more]
Oct 26, 2012 - Cross Country 24 Cross Country Members Honored on WCC All-Academic Team Twenty-four Broncos have been honored for their academics by the West Coast Conference on Friday, the eve of the West Coast Conference Championship in Portland. Four Broncos were named to the 2012 First Team West Coast Conference Cross Country All-Academic team on Friday. In addition, 13 Bronco women and seven Bronco women made the All-Academic Honorable Mention list. [more]
Oct 25, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Country Teams Prepared For WCC Championships Saturday Santa Clara’s cross country teams are putting the finishing touches on its preparation for the West Coast Conference Championship, to be run at Fernhill Park in Portland on Sat., Oct. 27. Both teams are familiar with the course as they ran in the WCC Preview on Sept. 15 up in the City of Roses. The women’s race, a 6K, will begin at 9 a.m. and the men’s race, an 8K, will begin at 9:45 a.m. [more]
Oct 23, 2012 - Cross Country Cross Country Runner Lauren Germany Continues To Make Personal Bests This Season SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Women’s cross country star Lauren Germany seeks to continue to improve this year. So far, Germany ran a personal best time of 18:24 in the 5K at the Bronco Invite on Oct. 13. In addition, she ran a PR in the 6K on Sept. 15 at the WCC Preview, clocking a 22:38.78. The teams are preparing for the WCC Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 27 in Portland, Oregon. SantaClaraBroncos.com recently caught up with Germany about being on the team with her twin sister, how she can improve this season and her interests besides running. [more]
Oct 17, 2012 EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap: Oct. 17, 2012 This week on the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap John Nash and Lauren Matheson show us highlights from cross country's Bronco Invitational and an inside look at men's basketball practice with John McArthur and Denzel Johnson. [more]
Oct 13, 2012 - Cross Country Santa Clara Runs Well at Own Bronco Invitational Hosting the Bronco Invitational on a gorgeous sunny morning in the Bay Area, Santa Clara’s women were ninth in the Bronco Invitational and the men, running without their top runner All-WCC runner Ben Demaree, were 13th. [more]
Oct 11, 2012 - Cross Country Junior Cross Country Runner Enjoys Her Time Out On The Trails Beginning to run competitively as a sophomore in high school, junior, Kayla Germany (KG), stumbled upon her latent talent accidentally. Picking up track as a method to keep her in shape for soccer season, Germany found that she enjoyed running more, so she decided to keep with it through the fall season and joined cross country. Germany tells www.SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) about her experiences running side by side her twin sister, as well as how therapeutic running has become in her life. [more]
Oct 11, 2012 - Volleyball Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap Oct. 10, 2012 The Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap is back again with highlights from the SCU men's soccer game and updates from cross country as things start to heat up for both teams. Lauren Matheson and John Nash talk with men's basketball and Denzel Johnson catches up with the women's basketball team. Sarah Safir also checks in with rowing coach John Wojtkiewicz on "Jog For Jill" as part of the Bronco Invitational this weekend with cross country. And as usual Ali Rambis gives us the inside scoop with the volleyball team. In addition, Sarah Safir talks about her special report on Ezana Tesfu. [more]
Oct 10, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Invite Features Fun Run, Jog For Jill; Races Kick Off At 9 am At Baylands Park Santa Clara’s cross country teams host the Bronco Invitational on Sat., Oct. 13 at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. The day kicks off with a fun run, Jog for Jill, at 8 a.m. The women’s 5K Open will start on the gun at 9 am. The women’s 5K Invitational will follow at 9:45 am. The men’s 8K Invitational will be run at 10:30 am with the men’s 8K Open closing out the day at 11:15 am. [more]
Oct 10, 2012 - Cross Country EYEBRONCO: Long Road Of Recovery Is A Success For Cross Country's Ezana Tesfu About a year ago, Bronco cross country senior Ezana Tesfu was re-learning how to walk. His vision was poor and he didn’t even remember the two weeks he spent in the hospital after a serious head injury from a skateboarding accident on Oct. 16 when he was returning home from a night at the library. Running again was possible someday in the future, but unlikely during his time left as a Bronco. [more]
Oct 10, 2012 EYEBRONCO: Santa Clara's Ezana Tesfu: Overcoming the Odds To Run Again About a year ago, Bronco cross country senior Ezana Tesfu was re-learning how to walk. His vision was poor and he didn't even remember the two weeks he spent in the hospital after a serious head injury from a skateboarding accident on Oct. 16 when he was returning home from a night at the library. Running again was possible someday in the future, but unlikely during his time left as a Bronco. [more]
Sep 29, 2012 - Cross Country Broncos Finish Strong at Stanford Invitational The Santa Clara men were aiming for a top 10 finish at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday and that's exactly what it finished - 10th. The women finished 19th in the race won by Stanford on the men's side and on the women's side. Santa Clara continues to run in the Bay Area next weekend when it races at Crystal Springs on Oct. 6 in Belmont, Calif. [more]
Sep 26, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Set to Run At Stanford Invite Saturday After a couple weeks off, the Bronco cross country teams will turn it up a few notches when they travel a few miles up I-280 to run at the Stanford Invitational on Sat., Sept. 29. The men’s race, an 8K, begins at 9:50 am. The women’s race, a 6K, begins at 10:30 am. [more]
Sep 24, 2012 - Cross Country Erin Hartwig Gives SantaClaraBroncos.com the Scoop on Her Summer Training Senior Erin Hartwig (EH) finished her 2012 season on a high note, recording a personal best time of 2:16.55 in the 800m at the West Coast Invite. The Glendale, Calif. native has been a mainstay on the Bronco cross country and track teams where she has made solid contributions each year. [more]
Sep 24, 2012 - Cross Country Running Revealed: Kevin Oliver's Racing Roots, Eating Habits and More Kevin Oliver is coming off a tremendous season where he reached numerous personal bests in helping the Santa Clara Bronco cross country and track teams to two of their most successful seasons ever. The Tualatin, Ore. native is in his fourth and final season as a member of the Bronco cross country and track teams, and is one of the leaders on this year’s squad. [more]
Sep 20, 2012 Women's Rowing and Cross Country to "Jog for Jill" October 13 Santa Clara women's rowing has a long history or giving back and helping the community. Continuing that tradition, the team will take part in "Jog for Jill" on Sat., Oct. 13 at 8 a.m. in Baylands Park, Sunnyvale, Calif. to raise money and awareness for lung cancer. The 5k walk/run will be co-hosted by Santa Clara cross country and will be held before the Santa Clara Bronco Invite. [more]
Sep 17, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Runs in San Francisco, Portland Running in two meets this weekend in San Francisco and Portland, the Broncos continued to show promise as they ran at the Gator Invitational in San Francisco on Friday and the WCC Preview in Portland on Saturday. [more]
Sep 12, 2012 - Cross Country Broncos Run Split Squads This Weekend in San Francisco, Portland With classes starting on Monday on the Mission campus, the Broncos will split squads this weekend in San Francisco and Portland and then take a couple weeks off to train even harder for the Stanford Invitational on Sat., Sept. 29. This weekend, the Broncos will run at San Francisco State in the Gator Invitational in Golden Gate Park on Fri., Sept. 14. They will also run at the WCC Preview Meet at Fernhill Park in Portland, Ore. on Sat., Sept. 15. [more]
Sep 10, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Country Men 4th, Women 5th at Sac State Hornet Jamboree The Bronco cross country teams continued their preseason competitions on Saturday at the Hornet Jamboree, hosted by Sac State. Sophomore Mary Kriege led the way for the women, running 17:58 for the 5k course, to finish eighth overall. Junior Luca Signore led the men for the first time in his career, running 20:15 for the 4-mile course. [more]
Sep 5, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Prepare For Hornet Jamboree Fresh Off Santa Cruz Training Trip The Bronco cross country team, fresh off their training trip to New Brighton State Beach, will run their second meet of the year in Sacramento on Saturday at the Hornet Jamboree. [more]
Sep 3, 2012 - Cross Country Broncos Run Well In Opening Meet At USF Opening its season in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, the Santa Clara men's and women's cross country teams were led by a freshman debut at the top spot on both sides at the USF Invitational. Both Bronco teams placed sixth in large fields of 21 teams for the women and 19 teams for the men. Cal won the women's race and Stanford won the men's competition. [more]
Aug 24, 2012 - Cross Country Cross Teams Running Long For Season Opener; Demaree Named to WCC Preseason All-WCC List With the Bronco men’s and women’s cross country teams set to open their season on Sept. 1 at USF, the Santa Clara team's opened the 2012 preseason camp with its first official practice Friday morning – but it isn’t the first miles any of them have run this summer. In addition, it was announced this week that junior Ben Demaree, who finished 13th at the West Coast Conference Championship last season – the top non-Portland-BYU runner – has been named to the WCC Preseason All-WCC team. [more]
Aug 16, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Country/Track Welcome Pete Cushman As An Assistant Coach Bronco head coach Felipe Montoro is proud to announce Thursday that former West Coast Conference runner Pete Cushman has joined the Bronco men’s and women’s cross country and track teams coaching staff. It is his second stint with the Broncos as he was a volunteer coach at Santa Clara from 2004-06. [more]
Aug 8, 2012 - Cross Country Hayley Ney Gives SantaClaraBroncos.com the Scoop on Her Summer Training While many of the Santa Clara students are sleeping in late and watching t.v. all summer, one of our very own Santa Clara women’s cross country stars is doing anything but that. [more]
Aug 6, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Country Announces Class of 2016 The Santa Clara University men's and women's cross country teams will welcome a deep and talented recruiting class this fall. The two teams combined to sign 12 incoming Bronco freshmen student-athletes for the Class of 2016. [more]
Jul 30, 2012 - Cross Country Running Revealed: Luca Signore’s Inspiring High School Coach, Most Memorable Run and More Junior Luca Signore burst on to the Santa Clara cross country and track scene as a freshman and hasn’t looked back, furthering his growth as one of the squad’s fastest and most reliable members. After setting multiple Santa Clara freshman records in track, Signore recently concluded a strong sophomore season and has his sights set on taking the team’s performance to new heights in 2012. Recently, www.santaclarabroncos.com caught up with the Saratoga, Calif. native who figures to be one of the team’s frontrunners this year. Signore shared how he first began competing in running, how his high school coach influenced his life and how running in hail storms with 70 mile-per-hour winds is risky business. [more]
Jul 18, 2012 - Men's Soccer VIDEO: The Broncos Summer Check-In On the Mission Campus; Follow the Broncos On Social Media Too! John Nash '13 and Sarah Safir '12 chronicle all the summer happenings in the Santa Clara Athletic Department. Nash and Safir talk about sports camps, athletic media relations new camera (FANTASTIC quality!) and catch up with Bronco men's soccer head coach Cam Rast and senior volleyball player Lexi Williamson. [more]
Jul 16, 2012 - Cross Country Running Revealed: Marcos Hinojosa Talks Courses, Coyotes and More Bronco red-shirt junior Marcos Hinojosa has spent hundreds of hours on streets and trails during his years as a competitive runner, and is familiar with the ins and outs of the running lifestyle. In the midst of another sunny summer in San Jose, the three-year veteran recapped his many years of running experience with www.santaclarabroncos.com. This fall he will welcome his brother, Adrian, to the Bronco family as the latter joins the cross country team as well. The elder Hinojosa brother shared his thoughts on the Bronco running program’s future, which runner all-time he would most like to meet and a chilling story about being stalked by coyotes. [more]
Jul 10, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Harrier Works to Design Bamboo Housing in Haiti Chris Sampson’s senior project was not the typical research paper or in-depth project that is merely for the benefit of the student. As a civil engineering major who would graduate in June of 2012, Sampson’s senior design project was for the benefit of those in need. With many parts of the world in dire need of sustainable and cost-effective housing that will survive natural disasters, the Bronco cross country student-athlete came to the conclusion that his skills would be best utilized assisting others. Along with his partner Jake Echeverria, the two Santa Clarans developed a design for bamboo housing in Haiti. [more]
Jul 6, 2012 - Cross Country SCU Cross Country Teams Continue To Lead the Way Academically; Bronco Student Athletes Post 3.0 GPA For 16th time in 17 Quarters Led by 16 Bronco student-athletes who posted a 4.0 grade point average and six teams who achieved a 3.5 or higher, Santa Clara University's student-athletes recorded a 3.116 grade point average (GPA) for the Spring 2012 quarter, topping 3.0 or better for the 16th time in 17 quarters. It is the second highest GPA for a quarter, only topped by the 3.14 GPA the Bronco student-athletes achieved during the Spring 2011 quarter. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.057. [more]
Jun 26, 2012 - Cross Country Kriege Reflects on Freshmen Year Despite suffering from an injury during training (hamstring), Bronco freshman Mary Kriege (MK) emerged as newcomer worth paying attention to this past season. [more]
Jun 15, 2012 - Cross Country Congrats to All Bronco Student-Athletes Who Graduated This Past Weekend! (CHECK OUT ALL THEIR GRADUATION PHOTOS!) Congratulations to all Santa Clara University graduates this past weekend, especially the many Bronco student-athletes who are finishing their time on the Mission Campus. The Bronco student-athletes wore a special sash that said they are a Bronco student-athlete. [more]
Jun 15, 2012 - Women's Water Polo Women's Water Polo, Women's Track and Women's Rowing Recipients of NCAA Public Recognition Awards For Academic Achievement Continuing its hard work in the classroom, Santa Clara’s women’s rowing, women’s track and women’s water polo teams were all recognized by the NCAA on Thursday as recipients of the organization's Public Recognition Awards for academic achievement. The NCAA released the APR recognition by highlighting teams that demonstrated a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APR scores within their respective sports. Specifically, these three teams posted multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. [more]
Jun 14, 2012 - Women's Soccer VIDEO: With A Surprise Visit, Senior Bronco Student-Athletes Thank Santa Clara Coaches, Staff and Administration A smile and a thank you goes a long way! In a surprise visit on Wednesday morning, eight Bronco student-athletes came to Santa Clara's monthly athletic department to do just that - thank the entire department for everything they did to help them throughout their careers on and off the fields and courts as they prepared to take final exams. [more]
Jun 6, 2012 - Volleyball SAAC Hands Out 2012 Senior Student-Athlete Awards The Student Athelete Advisory Committee, known as SAAC, handed out the Santa Clara Senior Student-Athlete Awards last week. Women's Basketball's Alyssa Shoji and men's tennis' Kyle Dandan were named the top student-athletes, while Austin Jones and Tanya Schmidt were recognized for the top individual cumulative grade point average. [more]
Jun 5, 2012 VIDEO: Bronco Track Highlights from 2012 Bronco track shows its many faces in its 2012 highlight tape from this Spring. Great season Broncos! [more]
May 21, 2012 - Cross Country Seniors Reflect on Their Time at Santa Clara With three weeks left in spring quarter, SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) sat down with four of the men’s and women’s distance runners to talk about their experience on the cross-country and track teams here at Santa Clara University. [more]
May 14, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Track Finishes Season Strong with Two School Records, Eight Personal Bests Led by new school records in the women's 1500m and 10000m by two underclassmen, the Bronco track teams enjoyed a solid showing at the West Coast Invite on Saturday in Salem, Ore. [more]
May 14, 2012 - Cross Country Wilder Enjoys Coaching and Running on the Mainland Chantelle Wilder recently moved to California from Hawai’i to pursue a career in coaching cross country. Starting off coaching girls cross country at Los Gatos High School, Wilder is now in her second year of coaching at the collegiate level at Santa Clara University as an assistant coach with Bronco cross country and track. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) sat down with Wilder to learn more about the history of her love for cross country and how she has demonstrated her enthusiasm in her coaching tactics with Bronco student-athletes. Wilder talks about how she thrived on the thrill of racing from a very young age, and shares how it has carried on throughout her education and onward into her career. [more]
May 11, 2012 VIDEO: Bronco Track's McCarthy and Zhu Talk About Senior Year! Seniors Richard Zhu and Erin McCarthy talk about the season, their upcoming meet and reflect on the past four years they’ve had on the team [more]
May 9, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Track To Finish Season At West Coast Invite Santa Clara's track teams will head north to Salem, Ore. this weekend to run in West Coast Invite, a meet co-hosted by Portland and Willamette University. It's the second year the meet has been in place with a number of West Coast Conference track teams and a few competitors from other universities attending as well. Bronco head coach Felipe Montoro (FM), finishing up his second season at the helm, spoke about the meet earlier this week and what this senior class has meant to the program. [more]
May 7, 2012 - Cross Country Broncos Use Sac State Open As Tune-up For West Coast Invite The Bronco track team traveled to Sacramento State for the Sac State Open on Saturday and due to strong winds the team ran more for the challenge of competition than times, but still racked up another couple personal bests as they prepare for the West Coast Invitational next weekend. [more]
Apr 30, 2012 - Cross Country Shattering Two School Records and Posting Seven Personal Best, Bronco Track Has Big Weekend at Cal and Stanford The Bronco track teams collected seven personal bests in addition to breaking two school records this past weekend at the Brutus Hamilton Invite at Cal and the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite at Stanford. Sophomore Allie Sibole lowered the women's 1500m school record at Cal and senior Erin McCarthy lowered her own 800m record at Stanford. [more]
Apr 25, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Harrier Matt Wagner Closing Our Bronco Career Healthy Though he earned a personal-best 4-mile time last fall, cross country senior Matthew Wagner (MW) battled injuries that limited him throughout the season. After taking some time to recover in the offseason, he is once again ready to race. With track season now underway, Wagner spoke with www.SantaClaraBroncos.com about his hopes for the team and his plans beyond graduation. [more]
Apr 22, 2012 - Cross Country McCarthy Lowers 800m Record Again at UC Davis After numerous races this season with temperatures in the 40's and rain, the Bronco track team was met with temps in the mid 90's at the Woody Wilson Invite hosted by UC Davis on Saturday - not ideal conditions for a distance runner. [more]
Apr 19, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Track Heads to Mt. Sac Relays and Woody Wilson Invite The Santa Clara track team, which had last weekend off, will gear it up again full strength this weekend when it travels to the Mt. Sac Relays and the Woody Wilson Invite at UC Davis. Bronco head coach Felipe Montoro, whose men's cross country team led the department in grade point average for the Winter 2012 quarter (click here for release), talked on Thursday about what the team is looking for this week, the great weather in the Bay Area and Erin McCarthy's early success this season. [more]
Apr 19, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Track/Cross Country Lends A Hand to BAWSI Rollers Program Leading the Broncos Athletics Department in grade point average quarter after quarter and running personal bests on a regular basis is nice, but it’s not enough for the Bronco men’s and women’s cross country teams. Following along with Santa Clara’s strong community service focus in the athletic department, both teams jumped on the bandwagon in March and had a fantastic time. The teams volunteered three Thursdays in March at Montague Elementary School in Santa Clara. The groups worked with the BAWSI Rollers Program at Montague. [more]
Apr 19, 2012 Bronco Track/Cross Country Worked with BAWSI Rollers Program The Santa Clara Bronco Track/Cross Country Teams worked with the BAWSI Rollers Program in March and loved it! [more]
Apr 18, 2012 - Cross Country Trade Your Bronco Colors for Green As We Celebrate Earth Day In Many Ways! Santa Clara University Athletics and Recreation are gearing up for the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, Sun., April 22 with a number of active participants, including the Malley Center on the SCU campus. Just in time, the Malley Center's weight room is becoming a lot greener. In addition to Bronco volleyball player Megan Anders working as the SCU Sustainability intern (see article here), Bronco cross country runner Ezana Tesfu is the president of the SCU GREEN Club. With the hard work of Tesfu, the GREEN Club (which stands for Grass Roots Environmental Efforts Now) is hosting an Earth Day Festival on Fri., April 20 from 11 am – 2 pm on the Santa Clara Mall (between Benson and Kenna lawns) on the SCU campus. It's free and everyone is invited! [more]
Apr 18, 2012 - Women's Tennis Santa Clara Women's Tennis, Men's Cross Country Lead Athletic Department with 3.5+ GPAs in Winter 2012 Santa Clara University’s student-athletes recorded a 3.107 grade point average (GPA) for the Winter 2012 quarter, topping 3.0 or better for the 15th time in 16 quarters. In addition 105 student-athletes achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher this quarter - 35 more than last quarter - and 81 Bronco student-athletes have a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA. Santa Clara’s cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.048. [more]
Apr 7, 2012 - Cross Country Track Teams Run Well At Stanford, SF State The Bronco track teams hit the ground running this weekend when they ran at Stanford and at SF State after three weeks off due to finals and the Fresno State meet being cancelled due to bad weather. Both teams made the best of the time off and ran well Friday. [more]
Apr 5, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Track Travels to Stanford and SF State This Weekend The Santa Clara track team will travel to Stanford and San Francisco State on Friday for track competition. Santa Clara will compete against six other West Coast Conference schools at the SF State Invitational. [more]
Apr 3, 2012 - Cross Country Zhu Finishes Off Track Career On A High Note In his fourth and final season with the Bronco cross country and track team, Richard Zhu (RS) has continued his ascent as one the squad’s most reliable contributors. The senior from Medford, Ore. rebounded from an off-season injury to regain his form in his senior year. With the track season in full swing, Zhu reflected on the positive carry-over from his strong cross country campaign, the bond between the men’s and women’s teams, his post-graduate plans and the Broncos’ key upcoming meets with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB). [more]
Mar 26, 2012 - Cross Country McCarthy Sets School Record for 800m at Johnny Mathis Invitational The Bronco track teams faced solid competition Saturday in San Francisco at the Johnny Mathis Invitational, while also dealing with temperatures in the mid 40's and steady rain. Senior Erin McCarthy crossed the 800m finish line in school-record time as well. [more]
Mar 23, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Track Travels to Johnny Mathis Invite Saturday After Finals Santa Clara’s track team will travel a few miles up 280 North this Saturday to compete in the Johnny Mathis Invitational at San Francisco State. The Broncos took last weekend off to prepare for this week’s finals on the Mission campus. [more]
Mar 14, 2012 - Cross Country Catching Up With Record-Breaking Bronco Runner Erin McCarthy Senior Erin McCarthy (EM) talks with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SBC) and discusses what has contributed to her success as a runner, her favorite place to run and her pre-race routine. [more]
Mar 12, 2012 - Cross Country McCarthy Sets School Record at 1500m Sunny skies and warm temperatures met the Bronco track teams at UC Davis for the Aggie Open on Saturday. The men and women had some strong performances in the early season meet, highlighted by senior Erin McCarthy's new school record at 1500m. [more]
Mar 9, 2012 - Cross Country Track to Compete at UC Davis This Weekend Just two weeks into a fresh outdoor season with a number of personal bests under their belts, the Santa Clara track team travels to UC Davis on Saturday to compete in the Aggie Open. [more]
Mar 5, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Track Has Strong Showing to Open Outdoor Season Great weather and good competition met the Bronco track teams Saturday at the Kim Dyust Invitational hosted by Cal State Stanislaus and the Broncos proved they were ready to get started fast this season. Erin McCarthy won the women's 800m in what could be considered her break-out race after missing last season with injury. [more]
Mar 2, 2012 - Track & Field Meet the Rising Bronco Student-Athlete, Ben Demaree One of the Bronco student-athletes to watch in the spring of 2012 is the sophomore track athlete, Ben Demaree. He finished the 2011 cross country season by consistently earning the top two spots on the Bronco team in every race that he participated in. He was named All-WCC after finishing 13th at the WCC Championships in late October. In addition to being one of the top cross country runners last fall, he is also an excellent student. Demaree carries a 3.940 as a Bio-Engineering major; and the men’s cross country team posted the highest GPA at 3.55 for the Fall 2011 quarter for the third straight quarter. They also had the highest cumulative GPA at 3.29. [more]
Jan 30, 2012 The BBF Presents First Annual 5K & 10K Fun Run on Sun., Feb. 5 The Bronco Bench Foundation is proud to present the First Annual 5K & 10K Fun Run Sun., Feb. 5. [more]
Jan 20, 2012 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Country Teams Lead The Way Again As Santa Clara Athletic Department Posts 3.0 + GPA For 14th Time In 15 Quarters Santa Clara University’s student-athletes recorded a 3.04 grade point average (GPA) for the Fall 2011 quarter, topping 3.0 or better for the 14th time in 15 quarters. In addition 70 student-athletes achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher this quarter and 79 Bronco student-athletes have a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.022. [more]
Nov 12, 2011 - Cross Country Men's Cross Country Runs To Program-Best Finish at NCAA West Regional Championship Santa Clara’s men finished a program-best 13th at the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Stanford. The women were 24t [more]
Nov 11, 2011 - Cross Country Ready! Set! Go! Cross Country Psyched to Run at NCAA Regional Championships Saturday With a berth to the NCAA Championship on the line, the Santa Clara cross country teams travel to the Stanford Golf Course to take part in the NCAA West Regional Championship on Sat., Nov. 12, hosted by Stanford University. [more]
Nov 9, 2011 - Cross Country On the Run with Erin Hartwig After two years of struggling through significant injuries, Erin Hartwig (EH) has taken advantage of a healthy junior year. With plenty of motivation and boosted confidence, Hartwig has stepped up and developed into a key contributor. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) spoke with Hartwig about her excellent finish at the conference championships, her leadership role and how she is preparing for the NCAA West Regional being held this weekend at Stanford. [more]
Nov 9, 2011 - Cross Country Learn How to Become a Better Runner From Peter Stephens A native of San Jose’s Leigh High School, Peter Stephens (PS) is in his second season at Santa Clara University cross country/tack team. He earned a personal best in 5000m at Chico State Distance Carnival on April, 2011 with a time of 15:48:76. In his interview with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU), Stephens shares his passion and reveals the significant skills in a long distance running. [more]
Nov 2, 2011 - Cross Country Grapes for Grads Coming Soon, Get Your Tickets Today! Come help out a good cause while having fun with family and friends at Grapes for Grads! The Jesuit Community’s Scholarship Fund invites you to an afternoon of wine tasting and a silent auction on Saturday November 12th, 2011. [more]
Nov 1, 2011 - Cross Country Seventeen Bronco Cross Country Runners Honored Academically By the WCC Three Broncos were named to the 2011 First Team West Coast Conference Cross Country All-Academic team on Wednesday and eight Bronco men and six Bronco women made the Honorable Mention list. All-WCC runner Ben Demaree, Kevin Oliver and Mary Reynolds were named to the WCC All-Academic First Team. [more]
Nov 1, 2011 Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap: Nov. 1, 2011 The Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap features hosts John Nash and Lauren Matheson. This week the duo talks men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, women's golf, volleyball and men's basketball. The Sports Wrap features interviews with Jerry Smith, Robbie Reid, Bianca Henninger, Bridgett Miller, Krystal Kelly and Taylor Camany. [more]
Oct 29, 2011 - Cross Country Demaree and Reid All-WCC As Portland's Streak is Snapped at WCC Cross With two Broncos garnering All-WCC honors at the West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship, the nation’s longest-running conference title streak was snapped at 32-straight titles when the No. 3 BYU men topped No. 10 Portland. [more]
Oct 29, 2011 Robbie Reid and Ben Demaree Talk WCC Championships Robbie Reid and Ben Demaree Talk About the 2011 WCC Cross Country Championships. [more]
Oct 26, 2011 - Cross Country Kriege Exceeds Expectations Finishing high school as one of the top local WCAL athletes, Bronco freshman Mary Kriege (MK) had high expectations coming to the Mission Campus. The runner has exceeded her potential her first year and placed highly in each race as one of the top seven Bronco women. [more]
Oct 25, 2011 - Cross Country Harriers Prepare For WCC Cross Country Championship Saturday The Bronco men’s and women’s cross country teams will run in the West Coast Conference Championship this weekend in Crystal Springs, Calif. The men’s 8K begins at 9 am and the women’s 6K begins at 9:45 am. [more]
Oct 15, 2011 - Cross Country Santa Clara Cross Country Hosts Successful Bronco Invitational Santa Clara hosted its annual Bronco Invitational on Saturday and the more than 800 runners were treated to ideal race conditions at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. [more]
Oct 12, 2011 - Cross Country Cross Country Hosts Bronco Invitational At Baylands Park Sat., Oct. 15: RESULTS HERE Hosting more than 800 athletes with a number of nationally and regionally ranked teams competing from seven different states as far away as Maryland and Hawaii, the Santa Clara cross country teams host the Bronco Invitational on Sat., Oct. 15 at Baylands Regional Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. Click here for the location. [more]
Oct 9, 2011 - Cross Country Cross Country Competes in Gator Invitational The Santa Clara men's and women's cross country teams competed Friday in Golden Gate Park at the Gator Invite hosted by San Francisco State. In favorable conditions, both teams had solid performances. The women placed 5th of 13 teams and the men placed 6th of 16. Host SF State won the men's title and WCC rival USF won the women's title. [more]
Oct 3, 2011 - Cross Country Demaree Putting in the Mileage Coming off a 10th place finish at the WCC Championships last season, sophomore Ben Demaree (BD) dedicated a large portion of his summer to training. With the 2011 season just underway, Demaree has already made an impact, dashing to a 17th place finish at the Stanford Invitational. Demaree filled SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) in on his summer, his favorite cross country course, and what lies ahead. [more]
Oct 1, 2011 - Cross Country Women's Cross Country Finish As Runner-up in Oregon The Bronco women’s cross country team finished as the runner-up at the Charles Bowles Invitational at Wilmette University in Oregon on Saturday. Chico State was the winner on both sides. [more]
Sep 30, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco Harriers Run at adidas Notre Dame Invitational With runners battling the toughest conditions all day, as temperatures dipped into the low 50’s with top gusts reaching 40 MPH or better, Santa Clara’s men’s cross country team finished 24th at the adidas Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind. In addition to the rain and wind, due to severe rain in the area over the last week, the course was extremely wet, with soft spots throughout. [more]
Sep 28, 2011 - Cross Country Turning It Up a Few Notches, Cross Country Teams Run in Oregon, Indiana This Weekend The Santa Clara men’s and women’s cross country teams travel across state lines this weekend to compete. The women will travel up the road to Oregon where it will compete in the Charles Bowles Invitational in Willamette Invitational in Bush Park, Ore. The men will travel a bit farther to South Bend, Ind. for the adidas Notre Dame Cross Country Invitational where it will run with eight of the top 26 teams nationally. Prior to departing for the meets, www.SantaClaraBroncos.com visited with Bronco head coach Felipe Montoro (FM) to talk about the weekend, its results at Stanford last week and to look ahead to the Bronco Invitational on Oct. 15 at Baylands Regional Park. [more]
Sep 24, 2011 - Cross Country Reid and Demaree Lead Cross Men to 8th Place Finish at Stanford Invitational, Women place 21st The Bronco men's and women's teams competed well at the Stanford Invitational on a hot day at the Stanford Golf Course. The men's team had it's best finish in the history of the meet, placing 8th of 28 teams competing. The women's team placed 21st of 29 teams. Host Stanford took home both the men's and women's titles. [more]
Sep 21, 2011 - Cross Country Cross Country Teams Head to Stanford Saturday The Bronco cross country teams will race 20 of their most fit and healthy runners, 10 on each side, at the Stanford Invitational Sat., Sept. 24. The men’s race begins at 10:50 am and the women’s race will be held at 11:30 am after the high school race. [more]
Sep 19, 2011 - Cross Country Parker Spends Summer Training, Volunteering in Kenya Every Thanksgiving the Parker’s would take a trip down from the rain-drenched terrain of Seattle to the clear skies of Northern California to visit their relatives. And on every occasion, Carey Parker would accompany her father, Greg, when he ventured to his alma-mater, Santa Clara University. [more]
Sep 14, 2011 - Cross Country McCarthy and Jones Discuss Senior Season When arriving at Santa Clara as a freshman, you don’t listen to others when they say that “time flies” and to you senior year seems so far away. As the years quickly pass, student-athletes are eventually faced with their last and final season. For seniors Erin McCarthy (EM) and Austin Jones (AJ), they both will be finishing their cross country career after this fall season. [more]
Sep 13, 2011 - Cross Country Seeing the World Adapting to a new environment comes easily for Bronco distance runner Chris Sampson. Beginning his life in South Africa, Sampson would soon accompany his family on a worldly excursion due to his father’s profession. Hong Kong marked the next destination for the Sampson family, followed by Japan. [more]
Sep 11, 2011 - Cross Country Harriers Run Well in Sacramento The Santa Clara men's and women's cross country Teams both raced at the Hornet Jamboree hosted by Sac State Saturday morning with the men finishing fourth and the women finishing sixth. [more]
Sep 8, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco Head Coach Felipe Montoro Talks About This Week's Race in Sacramento Entering its second week of competition with a healthy team up and down the roster, the Santa Clara cross country team will run at the Hornet Jamboree in Sacramento Sat., Sept. 10. [more]
Sep 3, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco Harriers Open Season at USF Invitational The SCU cross country teams officially started its season on a foggy morning in Golden Gate Park. The women's team finished in fifth place and the men were sixth at the USF Invitational. Many of the top returners sat out the meet and continued to prepare for the rest of the season. Both the women's and men's teams will race next week at the Sacramento State Hornet Invitational. However, the team's won't run at full strength until the Stanford Invitational on September 24th. [more]
Aug 24, 2011 - Cross Country Reid Returns for Final Season In four years at Santa Clara, red-shirt senior Robert Reid (RR) accomplished the remarkable feat of shattering the school record in the 800m not once, but twice. Now, he will make his final return for one last cross-country season before racing off into the ‘real world’. [more]
Aug 24, 2011 - Cross Country Reid Picked Preseason All-WCC, Polls Announced The Santa Clara men’s cross country team will head into the 2011 season ranked No. 4 in the West Coast Conference after receiving 40 votes in the WCC preseason poll. The 40 first place votes acquired by Santa Clara - 22 votes shy of No. 1 BYU – were the most in the program’s history. [more]
Aug 2, 2011 - Cross Country On the Run with Matt Savage Matt Savage (MS), a native of Concord, California and a De La Salle graduate, is a rising senior who is staying busy pursuing his running and career aspirations this summer. Savage, an English and Philosophy double major, achieved a 3.86 GPA while racing in the cross country postseason for the first time. Recently, santaclarabroncos.com (SCB) was able to talk with Savage about his summer plans, his dedication to academics and his favorite memory thus far from Santa Clara running. [more]
Jul 6, 2011 - Volleyball SCU Places Record Number on 10th annual WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll With the conclusion of the 2010-11 academic year, the West Coast Conference is proud to announce the 10th annual WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll, which recognizes those student-athletes that possess at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. A record number 122 Bronco student-athletes made the list, besting last year's mark of 118. Santa Clara had 21 on the Gold list, 21 on the Silver list and 80 on the Bronze list. Santa Clara's student-athletes recorded a school-best 3.14 GPA during the Spring 2011 quarter as well. [more]
Jun 30, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco Student-Athletes Record School Record 3.14 GPA For Spring 2011 Quarter Recording the highest grade point average in Santa Clara history, Bronco student-athletes recorded a school record 3.14 gpa for the spring 2011 quarter. The previous high-water mark for the student-athletes one quarter gpa was 3.11 in the winter of 2009. In addition 92 student-athletes achieved a 3.5 GPA this quarter. Santa Clara's student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or better 13 of the last 14 quarters. Santa Clara's cumulative gpa for its student-athletes is 3.097. [more]
Jun 27, 2011 - Cross Country Stephanie Wilson named Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American Recent Santa Clara graduate and Bronco cross-country All-American Stephanie Wilson has been named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-American Second Team for cross country and track and field. Wilson is the only WCC female athlete to receive this honor. Wilson graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in English and an overall GPA of 3.904 on June 11. [more]
Jun 20, 2011 - Cross Country Wilson, Oliver Honored Santa Clara University’s cross-country track and team continues to be known as one of the highest academically-performing athletic programs with two recently honored nationally. On Thursday, senior Stephanie Wilson was named Capital One All-American First-Team All-District. Wilson is also receiving the Saint Clare Medal at Santa Clara’s graduation on June 11, which is given "to the female graduate judged outstanding in academic performance, personal character, school activities, and constructive contribution to the University by the faculty and the provost." [more]
Jun 17, 2011 - Cross Country 2010 Cross Country Season Review Three of Santa Clara’s cross country runners were named All-WCC in 2010. On the men’s side Ben Demaree and Austin Jones were honored and on the women’s side Stephanie Wilson was the lone female Bronco runner to be honored. [more]
Jun 17, 2011 - Cross Country Sibole Excels with Broncos fter an excellent freshman year at Santa Clara University on and off the track, Allie Sibole is ready to continue her success in 2011-12. [more]
Jun 16, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco Cross Country/Track Announce Class of 2015 The Santa Clara University cross country and track teams announced Friday the addition of 14 new student-athletes. Ten women and four men will be joining the Broncos in the fall of 2011. The new Bronco student-athletes come to SCU from as near by as Bellarmine Prep and as far away as Burlington, Wisc. Bryan Crook of Mountain View and Mary Kriege of Archbishop Mitty are featured in the photo. [more]
Jun 10, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco runner Chris Mosier, SCU Student Body President, Earns WCC Post-Graduate Scholarship Chris Mosier, the Santa Clara University Student Body President, cross country team captain, Ruff Rider enthusiast and frequent community service volunteer, recently was awarded the West Coast Conference Post-Graduate Scholarship. [more]
Apr 28, 2011 - Track & Field Giove Pursuing Passions at SCU Nicole Giove is using her time at Santa Clara University to pursue all her passions – on the racecourse, in the classroom and on the Internet. [more]
Apr 18, 2011 - Cross Country Senior Track Season for Conlin SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) spoke with Melissa Conlin (MC) about her years at Santa Clara and her experiences as a runner on the cross country and distance track teams. Conlin, a senior graduating this spring in engineering is from Renton, Washington. Recently, she raced a season best time in the 5000m at the Chico State Invitational in early April. [more]
Apr 18, 2011 - Cross Country Reid Wins 1500m to Highlight Bronco Track Efforts at UC Davis The Bronco track team participated in the Woody Wilson Invitational hosted by UC Davis on Sat., April 16. Temperatures in the mid 80's provided excellent conditions for the middle distance events, but made things difficult for those athletes competing in the longer events. The highlight of the meet for SCU was senior Robbie Reid's victory in the 1500m. [more]
Apr 11, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco Student-Athletes Post 3.0+ GPA for 12th time in 13 quarters With almost one-third of the student-athletes posting a 3.5 or better, Santa Clara University's student-athletes posted a 3.047 grade point average (GPA) for the Winter 2011 quarter. Santa Clara's student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or better 12 of the last 13 quarters. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.081. For the second straight quarter, the women's cross country team (right) led all teams with a 3.406 GPA for the Winter 2011 term – the exact same GPA it recorded for the Fall 2010 term as well. [more]
Apr 11, 2011 - Cross Country Reid Reflects on his Bronco Experiences Robbie Reid, a senior from Los Altos, Calif. has been very involved here at Santa Clara University and now enters his last year on the Bronco’s track team. He has had an excellent start to the season placing third in the 800m at the Cal State Stanislaus meet as well as fifth overall at the UC Davis Aggies Open with a time of 1:54:02. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) spoke with Reid (RR) about his experiences and what he has enjoyed most or taken away from his time as a distance runner. [more]
Apr 11, 2011 - Cross Country Track Sets Personal Bests in Chico The Santa Clara track team traveled north to compete in the Chico Distance Carnival and the Chico Twilight on April 8 and 9 at Chico State. In ideal conditions a slew of Broncos set personal best for the third consecutive week. The Bronco track team returns to competition April 16 for the Woody Wilson Invite hosted by UC Davis. [more]
Apr 6, 2011 - Cross Country Wilson Begins Her Last Bronco Track Season Stephanie Wilson, a senior English major and local graduate of San Jose’s Archbishop Mitty, has begun her last track season as a Bronco this spring. Although she did not compete in the 2010 track season due to an injury, she had a record-setting year in cross-country as she was the 2009 NCAA All-American as well as 2009 WCC champion. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) sat and talked with Wilson (SW) about her experience here at Santa Clara, some tips about running, and potential plans for the future. [more]
Apr 4, 2011 - Cross Country Track Continues to Improve at Johnny Mathis Clear skies and warm weather greeted the SCU track team at SF State April 2. The Broncos continue to progress throughout the season improving each weekend and there were a number of personal and seasonal bests set on the day. The Broncos return to action April 8 and 9 when they make the trip north for the Chico State Distance Carnival and Twilight Invitational. [more]
Mar 26, 2011 - Cross Country SCU Track Has Great Day at SF State Distance Carnival, Reid Runs Well at Stanford The Santa Clara University track team traveled north to San Francisco State to participate in the annual distance carnival and Robbie Reid competed at the Stanford Invitational. [more]
Mar 16, 2011 - Cross Country Ney Hopes for Strong Sophomore Season A competitive runner since she was eight years old, sophomore Hayley Ney is excited for her second track season with the Broncos. [more]
Mar 14, 2011 - Cross Country Track Runs Well at UC Davis Aggie Open The Santa Clara track team returned to action at UC Davis on Saturday, participating in the Aggie Open. Host UC Davis, WCC rivals USF and Saint Mary's, Sacramento State, Nevada, Chico State, Cal State Stanislaus, several junior colleges and open competitors were on hand as well. [more]
Mar 10, 2011 - Cross Country Track Runs at UC Davis This Weekend; Readies for Big Things This Season The Santa Clara track season is beginning to feel like its in full swing. This weekend the Broncos will run at the UC Davis Open on Sat., March 12. Next weekend runners not still finishing finals, which are next week, will run at the Hornet Invite Sat., March 19. Finally, the full compliment of Bronco runners will take to the track to run either at the San Francisco Distance Carnival March 25 and 26 with a select number of runners who qualify running at the Stanford Invitational the same dates. [more]
Mar 6, 2011 - Cross Country Broncos Find Early Season Success At Kim Duyst Invitational Warm weather and good competition welcomed the Broncos to the Kim Duyst Invitational as Santa Clara's track team opened up the season with a successful trip to Cal State Stanislaus on Sat., March 5th. Next up for the track team is the Aggie Open, hosted by UC Davis on Sat., March 12. [more]
Mar 3, 2011 - Cross Country WCC Collects Record-Breaking 11,740 Shoes for Soles4Souls The Zappos.com Soles4Souls shoe drive has come to an end on the WCC campuses. This year Santa Clara University collected a total of 1,412 pairs of shoes, tripling the total collected last year. [more]
Mar 2, 2011 - Cross Country Cross Country Honored for Academic Excellence The Santa Clara University men’s and women's cross country teams were honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on February 17th with the All-Academic team award. [more]
Jan 26, 2011 - Cross Country SCU Lands Eight On WCC Fall All-Academic Teams; 11 More Earn Honorable Mention The WCC Fall All-Academic teams were released today by the West Coast Conference and Santa Clara boasts 19 student-athletes on the list; eight divided amongst the teams and another 11 receiving honorable mention. Only one other school, Portland, placed more student-athletes on the conference’s all-academic lists than Santa Clara. [more]
Jan 25, 2011 - Cross Country Taking a time out with Assistant Coach Priscilla Bayley By: Kaitlin Fuelling ‘13 Santa Clara, Calif. - After her first season in fall of 2010 as an assistant coach for the Bronco’s cross country team, Priscilla Bayley (PB) has settled into Santa Clara’s running routine. [more]
Jan 21, 2011 - Cross Country Bronco Student-Athletes Post 3.0+ GPA for 11th time in 12 quarters Santa Clara University's student-athletes posted a 3.0498 grade point average (GPA) for the Fall 2010 quarter. Santa Clara's student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or better 11 of the last 12 quarters. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.0498. The women's cross country team (right) led all teams with a 3.406 GPA for the Fall 2010 term. [more]
Dec 7, 2010 - Cross Country Montoro Named Head Cross Country and Track Coach After an extensive search, Santa Clara University announced on Wednesday Bronco associate head coach Felipe Montoro, in his seventh year with the program, has been promoted to head coach of the cross country and track programs at Santa Clara University as nine-year head coach Tom Service is retiring as of Dec. 15, 2010. [more]
Nov 13, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Men 21st, Women 22nd at NCAA West Regional Championship The Bronco men’s cross country team finished 21st and the women 22nd at the NCAA West Regional Championship. After running to All-American honors last year, senior Stephanie Wilson finished 73rd and did not qualify for the NCAA Championship. Washington won the women’s title and Oregon bested Stanford’s men to win the men’s title. [more]
Nov 10, 2010 - Cross Country Inside the Minds and Feet of XC Runners Meghan McNamara and Luca Signore Two important members from both the men’s and women’s cross country teams at Santa Clara, Meghan McNamara (MM) and Luca Signore (LS), took the time to sit down with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) and discuss injuries, training, the Bronco Family and the upcoming NCAA West Region Championship at Oregon on Saturday, Nov. 13. [more]
Nov 10, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Prepares for NCAA West Regional Championship With five natives in tow and a 2009 All-American as well, Santa Clara’s Cross Country teams head to Oregon this weekend to compete in the NCAA West Regional Championship on Sat., Nov. 13 at the Springfield Country Club near Eugene, Ore. The women’s race, a 6K, will begin at 9:45 am. The men’s race, a 10K, will start at 10:45 am. Each of the more than 30 teams on each side will be vying for a spot at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Mon., Nov. 22. [more]
Nov 7, 2010 - Cross Country Women Third at Doc Adams Invite Santa Clara’s women were third at the Doc Adams Invitational on Saturday with 68 points at UC Davis. Meghan McNamara finished in fourth place for the Broncos. The Bronco cross country teams now turn their sites to the NCAA West Region Championship on Sat., Nov. 13 in Eugene, Ore. [more]
Nov 3, 2010 - Men's Basketball Santa Clara Opens Photo Store and Text Message Updates on Website Santa Clara Athletics is proud to announce the opening of an online Photo Store at www.santaclarabroncos.com. In addition, text message updates for each sport will become available for signup on the website immediately as well. [more]
Oct 30, 2010 - Cross Country Harrier Men Third, Women Fourth at WCC Championship The Santa Clara men finished third at the 2010 WCC Cross Country Championships in Crystal Springs, Calif. and the women were fourth on Saturday. It was the men’s highest finish since they were third in 2007 as they finished one point ahead of LMU with 96 points. Individually, Santa Clara saw three runners race to All-WCC honors with last year’s champion, Bronco Stephanie Wilson, finishing seventh. [more]
Oct 28, 2010 - Cross Country Two-Time State Champion Thrives at Santa Clara As the 2010 Marist High School Track Athlete of the Year, a two-time state champion, and the valedictorian of her class, most people would think Bronco freshman Allie Sibole would not even have time to run cross country. [more]
Oct 27, 2010 - Cross Country Wilson Aims to Repeat as Cross Country Prepares for WCC Championships With 2009 WCC champion Stephanie Wilson in tow, Santa Clara will travel to Crystal Springs, Calif. for the WCC Cross Country Championship on Sat., Oct. 30. The women’s race, a 6K, begins at 9 am. The men’s race, an 8K, begins at 9:45 am. [more]
Oct 27, 2010 - Cross Country Wilson Works to Defend Title Stephanie Wilson is one of the most decorated student-athletes at Santa Clara University. Her honors include being a 2009 NCAA All-American in cross country, as well as the 2009 WCC Champion – both firsts for Santa Clara. [more]
Oct 25, 2010 - Cross Country Former Gymnast Enjoys Cross Country Competition After eight years of gymnastics and kung fu martial arts, most people would want to take a break from intense competition. [more]
Oct 16, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Runs Well in Own Bronco Invite In the largest and strongest field ever on Saturday for the Bronco Invitational, Santa Clara finished ninth in the men’s Invite Open (8K) and the women eighth in the women’s Invite Open (5K). Santa Clara will run in two weeks at the WCC Championship in Crystal Springs, Calif. [more]
Oct 12, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Hosts Bronco Invite Saturday Hosting a field of 31 teams from seven states, the Bronco Invitational Cross Country meet on Sat., Oct. 16 is the biggest and brightest field in school history. The Bronco Invite, which is free to the public, will be run at Baylands Park in Santa Clara, Calif. and will include five WCC schools, Cal, Stanford, UCLA, Lamar, Chico State and a number of other Big West and WAC schools. It is the 2010 debut of Bronco cross country All-American Stephanie Wilson, the defending WCC champion. Two-time defending champion Long Beach State will also make a run at its third straight title. [more]
Oct 12, 2010 - Cross Country Preparing for the 2010 Bronco Invite The Santa Clara men's cross country team has had a successful season starting in early September. Recently, www.santaclarbroncos.com (SCB) sat down with sophomores Kevin Oliver (KO - on the right of the photo) and Marcos Hinojosa (MH - on the left of the photo) to talk about their current cross country season and some of their running and race strategies. [more]
Oct 9, 2010 - Cross Country Women XC Win Gator Invitational Running at Golden Gate Park in the San Francisco State Gator Invitational proved to be the right place for the Bronco women on Friday as the Broncos won the Invitational, defeating WCC foe Saint Mary's and cross-town rival San Jose State. [more]
Sep 29, 2010 - Cross Country Germany Twins Push Each Other to Succeed Kayla and Lauren Germany are twin sisters from Scotts Valley, California, and two of the newest runners on Santa Clara University’s cross country team. [more]
Sep 26, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Runs at Stanford Invite The Santa Clara men's and women's cross country teams made the short drive on Saturday morning to compete in the Stanford Invitational. It is one of the largest cross country races in the nation with over 50 Universities and over 2400 High School students racing during the day. Late Sept. Stanford Inv, weather is traditionally toastie and the 2010 version didn't disappoint as temperatures soared into the 90's during some of the races. The men were 13th and the women were 15th. [more]
Sep 22, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Prepares for Stanford Invite The men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Stanford University for the Stanford Invitational on Saturday morning. For more information click here. [more]
Sep 22, 2010 - Cross Country Demaree Has High Goals for Freshmen Season Earning high praise from Bronco associate coach Felipe Montoro, freshman runner Ben Demaree enters Santa Clara ready to excel in sports and school. [more]
Sep 19, 2010 - Cross Country Youth Served as Cross Country Competes at UCR Invite The Santa Clara men's and women's cross country teams made the trip down I-5 to UC Riverside for the annual UCR Cross Country Invitational this weekend. Facing tough competition on both sides, the men finished in seventh place with 25 teams competing and the women were 13th out of 24. Future WCC member BYU dominated the men's race and national power Arkansas easily won the women's competition. [more]
Sep 16, 2010 - Cross Country Reynolds Preps for Sophomore Season Reynolds has caught the eyes of the coaches around the West Coast Conference, as she was named to the WCC Preseason All-Conference Team. [more]
Sep 15, 2010 - Cross Country Parker Hopes for a Strong Sophomore Season After a strong showing in her first season of running cross country at Santa Clara University, sophomore Carey Parker hopes to improve even more in her second campaign. [more]
Sep 15, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Teams Set to Run at UC Riverside As a final tune-up before the Stanford Invitational on Sat., Sept. 25, the Santa Clara’s cross country teams head to Riverside, Calif. on Sat., Sept. 18 to compete in the UC Riverside Invitational. It’s a 5K for the women (7:30 am) and an 8K for the men (8:15 am). [more]
Sep 5, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Teams Both Finish Fourth at USF The men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2010 season with both finishing in fourth place at the San Francisco Invitational. [more]
Sep 2, 2010 - Cross Country Senior Chris Sampson Hopes for Strong, Healthy Season Chris Sampson a senior from Santa Ana, California, definitely loves to run. He’s been competing in cross country since his freshman year of high school, and now, eight years later, Sampson is one of Santa Clara’s cross-country captains. A preseason All-WCC selection, Sampson hopes to remain healthy and lead by example in his final season running for the Broncos. [more]
Sep 1, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Opens Season; 4 Runners Named All-WCC Preseason With four preseason All-WCC runners on the teams, Santa Clara’s men’s and women’s cross country teams, both picked fourth in the preseason coaches poll last week, start the 2010 campaign this weekend when it runs in the San Francisco Invitational in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Sat., Sept. 4. The race will be a 5K for the women and an 8K for the men. [more]
Aug 16, 2010 - Cross Country Austin Jones Standing Out for Santa Clara's Cross Country Team As the first cross country race of the season inches closer, junior Austin Jones (AJ) is more than prepared for the competition to commence. The native of Portland, Oregon discussed his basketball skills and his success in and out of the classroom. [more]
Aug 11, 2010 - Cross Country SCU's Richard Zhu Trains at the U.S. Olympic Complex Richard Zhu a junior from Medford, Oregon is not your typical Santa Clara student-athlete. Santaclarabroncos.com sat down with Richard and discussed everything from skydiving to Kanye West. [more]
Aug 10, 2010 - Cross Country Nicole Giove Excited for Upcoming Year Junior Nicole Giove, from Fountain Valley, Calif., is excited for the upcoming seasons of cross country and track. [more]
Jul 19, 2010 - Cross Country McCarthy Ready for Cross Country For junior Erin McCarthy (EM), the break between the outdoor track and cross country seasons is small, but she took a break from her training to reflect on her outstanding outdoor track season. [more]
Jul 6, 2010 - Cross Country Three Runners Head to Olympic Training Center for F.L.A.M.E. Program Santa Clara University is home to many different individuals who strive to better themselves and the community around them. The athletic department is home to many of these great leaders. [more]
Jun 27, 2010 - Cross Country Cross Country Announces 2014 Class The Santa Clara University men's and women's cross country teams will welcome a deep and talented recruiting class next fall. The two combined to sign seven incoming freshmen student-athletes. [more]
Apr 7, 2010 - Cross Country Brian Fisher Reflects on Cross Country Career Running was originally one of the biggest reasons why I wanted to come to Santa Clara. It was something that I really wanted to be a part of and I felt I could come in and contribute to that budding potential. [more]
Mar 10, 2010 - Cross Country Wilson Receives National Academic Honors For the first time in school history, Santa Clara's women's cross country runner Stephanie Wilson has been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as a member of the national All-Academic team. [more]
Feb 11, 2010 - Cross Country Alex Harkins, Shares His Passion for Cross Country and the Broncos Santa Clara men's cross country senior Alex Harkins (AH) is a super Bronco student-athlete, who placed 22nd at the WCC Championships. He is a big big fan of all Bronco sports as well. Last season he ran a personal best 25:47 at the Bronco Invitational (8K). [more]
Feb 2, 2010 - Cross Country 19 from Santa Clara named to All-WCC Academic Teams Santa Clara is proud to announce 19 student-athletes have been named to the 2009 West Coast Conference Fall All-Academic Team, including eight to the first team. The Santa Clara list was highlighted by WCC champion and All-American Stephanie Wilson (cross country) and WCC Defensive Player of the Year Jordan Angeli (women's soccer). [more]
Jan 8, 2010 - Cross Country Wilson Reflects on Standout Fall, Looking Forward to Track Season Junior Stephanie Wilson made school history this past November by becoming Santa Clara's first NCAA Cross Country All-American. In addition to cross country, Wilson is also a member of the Bronco track team and is looking forward to a great spring season. [more]
Nov 25, 2009 - Cross Country Chris Mosier: Running Associated Students Senate and the Cross Country Course Bronco Junior Chris Mosier is an emotional leader on the Bronco cross country team, a Gold Status Honor Roll Recipient and the Chair of the Student Senate. Meet Chris Mosier! [more]
Nov 23, 2009 - Cross Country Wilson All-American at NCAA Cross Country Championships [more]
Nov 19, 2009 - Cross Country Santa Clara's Wilson prepares for NCAA Championship [more]
Nov 14, 2009 - Cross Country FIRST EVER!!! Wilson qualifies for NCAA Cross Country Championship!! [more]
Nov 13, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country Prepares for NCAA West Region Championship [more]
Nov 6, 2009 - Cross Country Wilson named WCC Runner of the Month ... again [more]
Oct 31, 2009 - Cross Country Wilson Wins WCC Cross Country Title - school's First-Ever WCC XC Title [more]
Oct 29, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country Prepares for WCC Championship [more]
Oct 17, 2009 - Cross Country Reid Wins Bronco Invite; Wilson First Women's College Runner - breaking Invite Record [more]
Oct 14, 2009 - Cross Country Bronco Invitational This Saturday at Baylands Park [more]
Oct 12, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country Competes at SFSU [more]
Oct 6, 2009 - Cross Country Broncos Featured on WCC Live Wednesday [more]
Oct 5, 2009 - Cross Country Men's Cross Country Runner-up at UC Davis. [more]
Oct 1, 2009 - Cross Country Santa Clara sweeps WCC Cross Country Runner of the Month Awards [more]
Sep 26, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country's Reid and Wilson run record times at Stanford XC Invite [more]
Sep 23, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country's Wilson Speaks Up This weekend Santa Clara travels to Stanford, Calif. for the Stanford Invitational on Sat., Sept. 26. SantaClaraBroncos.com sat down junior cross country captain Stephanie Wilson. [more]
Sep 23, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country Travels to Stanford Invitational [more]
Sep 12, 2009 - Cross Country Wilson Wins Hornet Invitational! [more]
Sep 11, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country Heads to Hornet Invitational [more]
Sep 5, 2009 - Cross Country Cross Country competes in opening weekend at USF [more]
Aug 6, 2009 - Cross Country Women Picked Third, Men Picked Fourth in WCC Preseason Cross Country Poll [more]
Jul 21, 2009 - Cross Country Conversation With Robbie Reid [more]
Jul 14, 2009 - Cross Country Chat with Cross Country's Stephanie Wilson [more]

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